I went on a long, long break form my creative career cause I was feeling burnt out due to some failures and now I can't seem to get back into it, possibly because I no longer have a financial incentive to do so. How can I fix this? Warning: Long, super privileged person problems.
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posted by anonymous
on May 7, 2013 -
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How do I keep motivating myself to do medical treatments when I'm so tired, physically, intellectually and emotionally?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 14, 2013 -
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I am grossly fat and very unhappy. I've already figured out how many calories I need to consume to lose weight and joined a gym and bought a scale (gross). I'm an emotional binge eater. How can I maintain my motivation?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 31, 2013 -
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When everything on the surface seems healed and healthy after a breakup, how do you quash obsessive thoughts and anger about an abusive ex- two years on?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 17, 2012 -
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I've been addicted to the Internet for a decade now and every aspect of my life has been affected. Help me rejoin society, get past this, learn time management skills, develop a work ethic, and piece my life back together.
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posted by anonymous
on May 13, 2012 -
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After years of escapism, how to anchor life to meaning (or vice versa?) when almost four years of research hasn't amounted to anything?
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posted by anonymous
on May 10, 2012 -
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Is Ambition required for Success? Is it possible to be too well adjusted? What if you don't like what you're good at? I have been struggling with the concepts of ambition and achievement in regard to self-esteem and a sense of self-worth (warning: long, vague)
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 29, 2012 -
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I'm the boy who cried wolf! (or 'ouch'!) Help me stop, especially in light of the fact that this behavior has been positively reinforced at some points.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 9, 2012 -
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I have been unmotivated to do pretty much anything outside of work for a several months now. Help me get back on the horse.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 6, 2012 -
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How can I motivate myself to work? What did you do to help kick yourself in the posterior and get going? Special snowflake details inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 31, 2012 -
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It's the last week at my current job and I'm finding it challenging to finish my One Last Project to the quality and depth that I think my boss deserves. Please help me not to burn any bridges.
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posted by anonymous
on May 3, 2011 -
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Can anyone recommend a good therapist/psychologist/counselor who deals with motivational issues in downtown Boston? (I work very near South Station.) I'd prefer it if they accepted health insurance. I'm in Providence the same day every week as well, if you know someone really, really good there, too. By motivational issues, I mean a very heavy and intense inertia, affecting my home and work life, probably tangled up with depression and ADD or something like it.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2011 -
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I've been diagnosed as ADD/ADHD by 3 separate professionals through my life and on medication to treat it for nearly a year. The meds don't work, and I've been on a lot of them (i.e. Ritalin, Vyvanse, Strattera and now Adderall.) How can I give myself a swift kick in the butt to become a productive, organized individual?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 20, 2010 -
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How to Be Awesome and Finish a PhD? I'm in my first term of an engineering PhD (post-bachelors and 2yrs working in industry). My work is sucking: I don't do enough homework or research. How do I get back the drive I felt in high school when I was a clueless single guy who felt he had to prove he was brilliant?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 20, 2010 -
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Sustained Motivation: I've searched but come up empty. Please hope me. The general answer to mood-related questions, both here and from therapy, is "keep track of your mood". I can't do that. I lose interest after a few days because "I"m fine now, that was a lot of huffle about nothing."
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 29, 2010 -
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Academics: how can I be more excited about selecting a dissertation topic and writing the dissertation?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 7, 2010 -
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How do I break a cyclical lack of motivation and determination and actually move forward in my life?
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posted by anonymous
on May 19, 2010 -
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How do you stay motivated when you're living in the ghetto and broke, and how do you get an edge against the competition (for grad school/job applications) when you have such a lowly background?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 22, 2009 -
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How do I motivate myself to do honest hard work at my job after a lifetime of cutting corners and slacking off?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 12, 2009 -
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I'm an otherwise healthy 29 year old male who easily gets exhausted and mentally foggy on a regular basis, sometimes seemingly without cause. Not normal-tired, but feeling as if I were 80 years old. It's been like this for at least a year and a half. I have an appointment to see a doctor (endocrinologist) in two weeks, but now that I've finally admitted to myself that I've got a problem... I'm antsy to start figuring out what it might be. Any ideas, hive mind? More details inside...
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 8, 2008 -
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How can I finish strong?
How can I maintain the same discipline that I have at the beginning and middle of a project or goal once I start to near the end?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 28, 2007 -
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Why is it so hard for me to do the things I need to do to make my life better? How can I motivate myself to get my shit together?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 28, 2007 -
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I teach several required college courses. My enthusiasm is dwindling, and it is starting to show.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 27, 2006 -
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Is there any point in telling my girlfriend the truth about my feelings about her weight gain?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 19, 2006 -
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I start new projects as a way of avoiding finishing things I have already begun. Why do I sabotage myself so? How do I stop? If I have seven projects partially started, which one should a bite the bullet on and just get done?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 21, 2005 -
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I hate all forms of work (hence the anon. post) and the only way I've found to finish papers etc. is to stay up all day and night procrastinating until the last possible instance writing a bit here and there--an agonizing process--until, as the last chance deadline aproaches, something takes shape. These papers are usually final papers and usually earn me between a B+ and an -A... which is probably why I never learned how to do work in a painless and organized fashion... at any rate, I have two papers due on the same day and no chance of an extension on either one and am incapable of forcing myself to work. WHAT DO I DO?
posted by anonymous
on Dec 10, 2004 -
55 answers
Does anyone else notice a decrease in motivation and/or analytical ability when taking high blood pressure medication such as Hyzaar or Lisinopril? I seem to have bursts of productivity shortly after I run out of pills.
posted by anonymous
on Dec 8, 2004 -
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